14-19 White Paper

• ensuring that every young person masters functional English and maths

• stretching all young people to achieve more

• helping universities to differentiate between candidates

• improving vocational education including new specialised lines of learning leading to Diplomas in 14 broad sector areas

• greater freedom in the curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4

• after piloting, the introduction of more demanding, optional questions at A level and an extended project, and the availability of HE modules, and

• re-motivating disengaged learners